Lot 232
C. Niebuhr, Voyage en Arabie. 2 Bde. Amsterdam u. Utrecht 1776.
Estimate
€ 400
Starting Price
€ 400
Lot:
232
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
C(arsten) Niebuhr
Niebuhr, C(arsten): Voyage en Arabie & en d'autres pays circonvoisins. Traduit de l'Allemand. 2 Bde. Amsterdam: Baalde u. Utrecht: Schoonhoven (Vol 1) or Utrecht: B. Wild (Bd. 2) 1776 - 1780. 27 x 22 cm. With 2 engraved titles, 123 (of 124) mostly folded. Copperplate engravings with views, maps and plans, as well as 1 folded sheet with marginal colouring, with multiple creases (Yemen). VIII pp., 3 leaves, 409 pp., 1 unnumbered p. + VI pp., 5 leaves, 389 pp., 1 unnumbered p. Provisional cardboard binding, with handwritten title on the spine
(Scuffed and bumped, with stains. Inside, mostly only slight moisture or age-related staining. Plate 41 in Vol. I is joined to Plate 30; in Vol. 2, Plates 42 and 52 are out of order and Plate 26 is missing.)
Gay 3589. Henze III, 611. Ibrahim-Hilmy II, 66. Brunet IV, 74. – First French edition; originally published in German in 1774/78. – Account of Niebuhr’s expedition to Egypt, Arabia and Syria, during which he distinguished himself particularly in the field of Arab cartography. Includes maps of Yemen and the Nile Delta, as well as views of Gibraltar, Marseille, Rashid, Damietta, Hadie, Taas, etc. Also featured are hieroglyphs, traditional costumes, various implements and more. – Untrimmed copy with wide borders.
(Scuffed and bumped, with stains. Inside, mostly only slight moisture or age-related staining. Plate 41 in Vol. I is joined to Plate 30; in Vol. 2, Plates 42 and 52 are out of order and Plate 26 is missing.)
Gay 3589. Henze III, 611. Ibrahim-Hilmy II, 66. Brunet IV, 74. – First French edition; originally published in German in 1774/78. – Account of Niebuhr’s expedition to Egypt, Arabia and Syria, during which he distinguished himself particularly in the field of Arab cartography. Includes maps of Yemen and the Nile Delta, as well as views of Gibraltar, Marseille, Rashid, Damietta, Hadie, Taas, etc. Also featured are hieroglyphs, traditional costumes, various implements and more. – Untrimmed copy with wide borders.